Bangalore: More than Rs 10 crore in cash and 42,000 litres of liquor have been seized in poll-bound Karnataka by Election Commission appointed surveillance teams.

The special teams have also seized other items worth Rs 1.52 crore after they were suspected to be used to lure voters, a senior official involved in the operation said.

"The total cash seizure till now is Rs 10.02 crore while a total of 42,160 litres of illegal liquor have been seized in the poll-bound state," he said.

EC has deputed a team of Income Tax department officers and other state government officials along with state police to keep a tab on illegal cash, liquor and inducements suspected to be used in the state which will vote on May 5.

EC has also asked the state Election Commission to regularly update its office in New Delhi about any large case of suspicious movement or interception of cash in its efforts to curb misuse of money power in the polls.

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nikhil - dubai
IT SEEMS THAT THE TRAIL OF MONEY SAIZED GOES BACK TO BJP ! HAD IT BEEN AN OTHER PARTY SAY CONGRESS IN PAERICULAR BJP WOULD HAVE STARTED BEATING THE DRUMS WE ALL KNOW THAT THE BELLARY BROS AND THEIR DEEDS WHEN THEY PLAYED WITH MONEY LIKE TOYS. THE BJP ON ITS PART WHHILE MAKING HUGE NOISE DURING PARLIAMENT VOTE ON NUCLEAR BILL BY ITS MEMBERS MASTER MINDED BY L.K.A.!!! TO BE THE PRIME MINISTER, ONE NEEDS MEMERS IN THE HOUSE!!!
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